diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index 5fbdd933..826bdbf9 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -14,12 +14,13 @@ const fs = require("fs");
  */
 function BabelLoaderError(name, message, codeFrame, hideStack, error) {
   Error.call(this);
-  Error.captureStackTrace(this, BabelLoaderError);
 
   this.name = "BabelLoaderError";
   this.message = formatMessage(name, message, codeFrame);
   this.hideStack = hideStack;
   this.error = error;
+
+  Error.captureStackTrace(this, BabelLoaderError);
 }
 
 BabelLoaderError.prototype = Object.create(Error.prototype);
diff --git a/test/loader.test.js b/test/loader.test.js
index f9f0883d..11cf7762 100644
--- a/test/loader.test.js
+++ b/test/loader.test.js
@@ -263,3 +263,21 @@ test.cb("should not throw without config", t => {
     t.end();
   });
 });
+
+test.cb(
+  "should return compilation errors with the message included in the stack trace",
+  t => {
+    const config = Object.assign({}, globalConfig, {
+      entry: path.join(__dirname, "fixtures/syntax.js"),
+      output: {
+        path: t.context.directory,
+      },
+    });
+    webpack(config, (err, stats) => {
+      const moduleBuildError = stats.compilation.errors[0];
+      const babelLoaderError = moduleBuildError.error;
+      t.regex(babelLoaderError.stack, /Unexpected character/);
+      t.end();
+    });
+  },
+);